Chapter 1559: Border

Suifenhe

This is a beautiful border mountain city, bordering the Soviet Maritime Territory to the east. As an important window and bridge between China and the Soviet Union, this city is exceptionally prosperous. Even though the relationship between the two countries has deteriorated, one can still see many blond-haired and blue-eyed Soviets on the streets.

Three days ago, Cao Weiguo and Duan Qilong, the section chief of the Equipment Section, arrived in Heilongjiang. In order to import a batch of advanced lathes, they negotiated with the Soviet side many times. The two sides pulled back and forth for two days before finalizing the contract, which made Cao Weiguo full of anger.

After the official business was done, Cao Weiguo gave a few instructions to Section Chief Duan and then took the train alone to Suifenhe, meeting Zhao Yuanchao, who had arrived in advance, at the guesthouse.

After handing the first batch of liquor to Zhao Yuanchao, Cao Weiguo, having nothing to do, strolled around Suifenhe. After buying some local specialties from the supply and marketing cooperative, he happened to see a trust store. Walking in, he saw that there were quite a few good things inside.

Because of its special geographical location, this land was a mix of fish and dragons before the founding of the country. There were numerous ancient tombs from the Liao, Jin, and Manchu Qing dynasties, and in the past, bandits, tomb robbers, puppet troops, etc... were rampant, causing many ancient tombs to be dug up and a large number of burial objects to flow into the folk.

Cao Weiguo walked into a trust store and looked at the goods in the store casually. The employees of the trust store sat behind the counter, leisurely cracking melon seeds, neither receiving nor ignoring, with an attitude like a master.

"Comrade, how much is this?"

Cao Weiguo picked up a sky-blue glazed bowl. The salesperson raised his eyelids and glanced at it, saying neither salty nor light: "Three yuan."

"Trouble, Comrade, I want this bowl."

"Wait a moment, I'll go find the ticket, and then register it."

"Comrade, how much is this plate?"

"Six yuan."

"What about this three-legged furnace?"

"Five yuan. Are you from out of town?"

"I'm here on a business trip."

"Listening to your accent, you're from Jingcheng?"

"Yes."

"No wonder you're so rich and imposing."

Cao Weiguo bought five pieces of porcelain in a row, which immediately aroused the interest of the salesperson. The two chatted while registering. The salesperson was a middle-aged man in his early forties, a transferred soldier, who was also interested in antiques. He said directly that Cao Weiguo had picked up a bargain. If it were in the past, any one of these five pieces of porcelain could be exchanged for more than a dozen acres of good land.

After buying things, it was just time for a meal. Cao Weiguo invited the salesperson, who was having a pleasant conversation, to go to a restaurant.

Someone treating to a meal, the salesperson was naturally happy.

The two went to a state-run restaurant together. Cao Weiguo ordered three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, and asked for a bottle of liquor. The two ate and drank, chatting about the mountains and the seas.

After eating and drinking, the two parted ways at the state-run restaurant. Cao Weiguo returned to the guesthouse at dusk. After Zhao Yuanchao returned from outside, the two went to the local pigeon market together.

"Little brother, come and take a look at my place. See if there's anything you like? Let me tell you, the things in my place are all good things, and you definitely won't be disappointed."

Cao Weiguo stopped at a stall. The stall owner was a thin man, wearing a cotton coat and a felt hat, wrapped tightly.

"Let me take a look."

Cao Weiguo squatted down and flipped through it casually.

The stall owner smiled and used a flashlight to illuminate: "Little brother, feel free to pick. They are all good goods, guaranteed not to make you miss. Come, take a look at this jade, authentic Hetian jade, worn by the General of Shengjing. Good jade nourishes people. Whoever buys it picks up a big bargain."

Cao Weiguo glanced at the jade pendant and had no interest at all.

In this place, if you believe others' words lightly, ten out of ten will fall into it.

Next, Cao Weiguo picked up an item, and the stall owner introduced it enthusiastically. Every item could be described as falling from the sky, and it didn't repeat. I have to say, this eloquence is really a waste of talent at the moment.

After picking and choosing for more than a dozen items, Cao Weiguo picked up a cup.

The stall owner was beaming: "Little brother, this is a cup made of rhinoceros horn. The three friends of winter are carved on it. Literati and elegant scholars all like it..."

After careful verification, Cao Weiguo confirmed that this rhinoceros horn cup with the three friends of winter pattern was a genuine product, and said naturally: "How much is this cup?"

The stall owner was excited: "Brother, you really have a good eye. You are an expert. For this rhinoceros horn cup, I spent a lot of effort..."

Cao Weiguo: "Get, get, get, you have too many words. I just ask you how much this cup is."

The stall owner made a look of heartache: "Fifty! I almost lost my life for this cup."

Cao Weiguo smiled: "Five yuan."

The stall owner's eyes widened: "Five yuan? Little brother, you are too ruthless. Five yuan is too little. No, no, I have a fate with little brother. Thirty, you take it, and we will treat it as making a friend."

Cao Weiguo: "Ten yuan, just this price. I won't consider a penny more. If you agree, I will pick a few more things from you."

The stall owner was full of entanglement, and finally slapped his hand fiercely: "Get, little brother, I will make you this friend."

Cao Weiguo picked a few more things casually, took out three large unity from his pocket: "This price for these things, you don't lose money, right."

The stall owner took the money with a face full of smiles: "Little brother, you are an expert. Wait a moment, I have a good treasure, you take a look."

Putting the money into his arms, the stall owner turned around and found an object from the sack.

"Little brother, take a look."

"This thing is not bad."

Taking the object handed over by the stall owner, Cao Weiguo's eyes lit up.

The seal of the Po Chen Ju Shi, Shoushan stone quality, plain square seal, Han seal script. This seal was made when Emperor Yongzheng was a prince. Yongzheng himself said that he liked reading Buddhist classics in his youth, and after adulthood, he studied it more, and had close exchanges with monks. He called himself "Po Chen Ju Shi", indicating that he did not become a monk, but practiced Buddhism at home.

"Qiao San, you hid deep enough. Why didn't you take out such a good thing before?"

Just when Cao Weiguo was carefully identifying it, a dangling thin and tall man walked over swaggeringly, his eyes staring straight at the Po Chen Ju Shi seal.

The stall owner Qiao San piled up smiles: "Zhenbei, long time no see, where have you been making a fortune recently." ===== CHAPTER 1561 =====

The stall owner Qiao San smiled and said, "Zhenbei, long time no see. Where have you been off to making a fortune lately?"